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33.16 Kleinmond 2: Western Cape: Perdeberg, (early October) the highest summit in the region 33.17 Karoo National Park: Contrasting 2 Capes.

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Letting it hang out...or should that be a giant hang-over. Really hoping that I have a sticky butt. We love the concept of context. It creates a perspective that is far more intelligent than that we see today when people, who have an evolving set of (de)values themselves, decide that certain behavior of past eras is not acceptable because it does not comport with their world view. Certainly, there are universal codes of behavior that should not be era based—they are unacceptable no matter what generation. For, who can say that future generations will not look at these same 'moralists' and declare them to be disgusting. Surely, behavior ought to be judged by the mores of the time. Nevertheless, striving for superior behavior based upon a 'real value system' is to be welcomed in any era . Good idea to stop there. It started with context. On Hike-about, the term 'as exciting as watching paint dry' is quite important. It also taught us that rather than bei...